different between furore vs jumble

English

Alternative forms

• furor

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian furore, from Latin furor.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fj???????i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fj????/

• Rhymes: -???i

Noun

furore (countable and uncountable, plural furores)

1. Uproar; enthusiastic anger.
2. Excitement or commotion.

Related terms

• fury

Translations

Danish

Etymology

From Italian furore, from Latin furor (“frenzy, rage, madness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /furo?r?/, [fu??o??]

Noun

furore c (singular definite furoren, not used in plural form)

1. furore

Italian

Etymology

From Latin furor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu?ro.re/
• Rhymes: -ore

Noun

furore m (plural furori)

1. fury, violence
2. frenzy
3. excitement

Related terms

• furia
• furoreggiare

Latin

Noun

fur?re

1. ablative singular of furor

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d??mb?l/

• Rhymes: -?mb?l

Etymology 1

From Middle English jumbelen, alteration of jumbren, jombren, a variant of jumpren, frequentative of jumpen (“to jump”), equal to jump +? -le. More at jumber, jump, jumper.

Verb

jumble (third-person singular simple present jumbles, present participle jumbling, simple past and past participle jumbled)

1. (transitive) To mix or confuse.
   • a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of Contentment (sermon)

     Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?

   • Every clime and age jumbled together.

2. (intransitive) To meet or unite in a confused way.

Derived terms

• jumble up

Translations

Noun

jumble (countable and uncountable, plural jumbles)

1. A mixture of unrelated things.
2. (uncountable, Britain) Items for a rummage sale.
3. (countable, Britain, informal) A rummage sale.
   • 1982, Hunter Davies, Flossie Teacake's Fur Coat

     "That's a nice coat," said Bella. "I used to have one like that. Got it at a jumble. But it didn't suit me. You look great in it."

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hodgepodge

Translations

See also

• jumble sale

Etymology 2

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Noun

jumble (plural jumbles)

1. (archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.

Alternative forms

• jumbal
• jumball